A Short Biography According to Bismark the Cat

The Early Years - 1850's - 1880's

Inspector Cyndi was born in Vienna, capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Her father was an accountant, her mother a musician.

Her first case was the successful recovery of her little sister, Mischa's rattle, which had been removed by the family dog, Einstein.

At school, Inspector Cyndi showed an unusual aptitude for logic and science. The University of Vienna did not officially accept women until 1897. However, Inspector Cyndi's mama was not someone to take nein for an answer. Admitted under a special program for gifted girls (with formidable mamas), Inspector Cyndi graduated with highest honors in Chemistry.

Police Detective - 1880's - 1900

The Vienna Metropolitan Police were shocked when a woman applied for a job as Police Detective. They were astonished when she passed all of their tests far ahead of anyone who had ever applied. Since such a thing had never been heard of, there were no rules specifically forbidding a woman being a Police Detective. So, being law-abiding, the Police accepted her.

Inspector Cyndi was initially assigned "cold cases". She applied her strong powers of deductive reasoning and education in science to solve The Case of the Frozen Tortoise, The Ice Box Butter Robberies, and many other cases that had gone unsolved for years.

At that time, Europe was looked upon as the source of all things scientific. It was only natural that Rudolph Hauptmann, then Commisioner of the Vienna Metropolitan Police, should asked by his colleague, Chief Inspector Skye, of the Newport, Rhode Island Police, for the loan of the renowned Inspector Cyndi, to help improve his detectives.

Inspector Cyndi had a marvellous time in Newport, helping solve cases and enjoying American hospitality. At the request of the Austrian government, Commisioner Hauptmann subequently loaned Inspector Cyndi to other police departments around the world. Cases were solved, police were happy, and Inspector Cyndi learned how to say "Book them, Officer" in several languages.

Consulting Detective - 1900 and beyond

With the new century, Inspector Cyndi felt it was time for a change. After twenty years with the Vienna Metropolitan Police, Inspector Cyndi took her pension and hung out her shingle as a Consulting Detective, much like her English and French colleagues.

Work was not slow in arriving. Inspector Cyndi prevented the collapse of the entire German brewing industry by solving The Case of Beer. Her work on the Missing Dancer is viewed by many as the highest example of deductive reasoning in detection. And she may have prevented a war when she recovered The Fashoda Protocol.

When she got old, Inspector Cyndi retired to her garden in Vienna, to solve simpler cases.

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